Billy September 25, 2020 Leave a Comment

San Francisco 2017, Day 2, Part 1

Haight-Ashbury

I had been planning this day for a while, a day I decided to call Haight & Hills. I’d start out exploring famous hippie haven Haight-Ashbury. (Haight-Ashbury is also known as the Haight or Upper Haight.) [Read more…]

Billy January 16, 2019 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 4: Jaipur, Day 1

The Pink City

I only had 1 day in Jodhpur, but I was just beginning my visit to Rajasthan. After an amusing and somewhat awkward hotel check-out, I took a 1st-class train ride to Jaipur, Rajasthan’s capital and largest [Read more…]

Billy April 6, 2018 Leave a Comment

India, A Little History (Part 2)

[I promise. A brief history of India ends here!]

The British left their mark in places in India like Connaught Place in New Delhi. India, Asia. — The British left their mark in places in India like Connaught Place in New Delhi.

Here Come the British!

The Portuguese were the first Europeans to arrive as usual. They set up permanent shop in Goa in southwestern India. And as I learned watching “Life of Pi”, the French were also able to wrangle some coastal territory. The Dutch came and went as they do. But you no doubt [Read more…]

Billy April 2, 2018 Leave a Comment

India 2017, Day 2: Delhi, Day 2

Old Delhi

In 1648, Shah Jahan, the Mughal emperor, moved the imperial capital from Agra to Delhi. In preparation for the move, he had a walled city called Shahjahanabad built in Delhi over the course of the [Read more…]

Billy March 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

India, A Little History

[Don’t be alarmed! I’m not going to present an entire series on Indian history like I did for China. Just this one post will be the extent of if.]

The Red Fort in Delhi, the seat of power of the Mughal Empire for close to 200 years. Delhi, India, Asia. — The Red Fort in Delhi, the seat of power of the Mughal Empire for close to 200 years.

As with most other places, understanding India’s history allows for a better appreciation of its historical sights. To me, this is particularly true for India. North India was much more Islamic than I [Read more…]